Old MacDonald had a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Julie MacDonald, subject of an earlier Zeitgeistland blog, resigned as deputy assistant secretary from the agency in May, and it has taken until now for damage control to start reversing her political influence over decisions. I am glad to see that the Bush administration wasn’t allowed to permanently run rough shod over the agency, but I am also sorry to see how easily politicized things can become, in such a short period of time. I’m sure I am not alone on this issue. I thought there might enough of a balance in the , and enough historical momentum to ensure that decisions were made on the basis of science, most of the time at least.

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